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Kinetic registrations close next week

Vizion has announced that delegate registration and exhibitor sign up for Kinetic will close on 7 March 2023. More than 1,100 delegates have already registered for the event, which takes […]

Book your discounted rooms for the #bodyshopBBQ

Are you coming to the Bodyshop Magazine Summer Launch Party in association with Automechanika Birmingham on Monday, 5 June 2023? If you are, #bodyshopmag has negotiated a limited number of discounted rooms at the venue, […]

Book now for Bodyshop’s summer networking BBQ

Bodyshop magazine is inviting the collision repair industry to get together with colleagues, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders at a networking function that will kick off the biggest show in […]

Rising costs named number one challenge in 2023

A Motor Ombudsman poll of independent garages and franchise dealer workshops has revealed that rising operational costs, taxes and energy bills are set to be the biggest operational challenge for […]

Fall in fuel prices not sharp enough

Fuel prices fell 9p a litre in December, but the RAC believes the decreases do not reflect much lower wholesale prices. Its Fuel Watch data found that petrol prices fell […]

IMI warns of EV training slowdown

New Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) data shows 16% of sector now IMI TechSafe qualified – but the pace of upskilling is slowing as the economic downturn impacts training […]

Automechanika Birmingham 2023 to be biggest yet

Automechanika Birmingham has revealed its biggest ever bodyshop programme for 2023, with three new stand-out features now announced. The much-anticipated event will host its very first Paint & Spray Live, […]

Car production ends year on upward trend

UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that production was up 5.7% to 80,091 […]

GT Motive announces 2023 price freeze

GT Motive has announced it is freezing its estimating prices for the whole of 2023. Executive director David Vella said: “It’s been a very successful year for us here at […]